Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has stated that he never discussed the issue of releasing the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, with the South East governors in Enugu State when they met on Tuesday.

The former President disclosed this on Wednesday in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi as a response to the recent resolution passed by the regional governors, demanding immediate release of Kanu by the President Bola Tinubu-led government. 

The forum had agreed to meet with Tinubu and engage with the Nigerian government to secure the release of Nnamdi Kanu.

The decision was contained in a communiqué issued after a six-hour meeting at the Enugu State Government House on Tuesday. 

All five governors from the region - Peter Mbah (Enugu), Alex Otti (Abia), Prof Charles Soludo (Anambra), Francis Nwifuru (Ebonyi), and Senator Hope Uzodimma (Imo) - attended the meeting and signed the five-point communiqué. 

Speaking on the development, Obasanjo said, “The regional development issues discussed include that of security and infrastructure. Others were economic and cooperative/collaboration, which was meant to complement the national economic development agenda.

“The meeting with them was at my invitation and of Chief Emeka Anyaoku before their summit begins. The issue of Nnamdi Kanu was not on the agenda and was not discussed in my presence”.